"Thanksgiving IV" – Frankie tries to do a good deed for Thanksgiving by inviting a couple of Marines to celebrate the holiday with her family. But with Frankie's parents, Pat and Tag (
Marsha Mason and Jerry Van Dyke), constantly bickering, the good deed may not go unpunished. Meanwhile, while Axl grapples with his growing feelings for tutor Cassidy, he receives the good news that his foot is healed and he can play in the big game; Sue tries to track down the thief who has stolen the chic
Ken Head off of her school mascot uniform; and Brick becomes mesmerized by a book on the making of the film "Love Story," on "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/14/12)
"The Middle" stars
Patricia Heaton as Frankie,
Neil Flynn as Mike,
Charlie McDermott as Axl,
Eden Sher as Sue and
Atticus Shaffer as Brick.
Guest starring are
Marsha Mason as Pat Spence, Jerry Van Dyke as Tag Spence, Jeanette Miller as Aunt Edie,
BROCK CIARLELLI as Brad Bottig, Galadriel Stineman as Cassidy, Katlin Mastandrea as Ashley, Casey Sander as Jack Tracy, William Franco Vasquez as Corpor
Al Martinez,
Nick Jones, Jr. as Sergeant Howard, Brad Bingham as Roosevelt player and Frank Crim as coach.
"Thanksgiving IV" was written by Tim Hobert and directed by Blake T. Evans.
